The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

| spread on the ground, thereby auu'
ing to the production a large in
crease Of yield.
80. We believe that competition
is the life Of trade, and we therefore
urge on the farmers the Importance
of going together and building their
own mills to grind and press their
seed, and urge on al. the farmers to
give preference to those who build
mills and buy their neighbors' seed.
"a. AS to house bill No. 403, we
make no recommendation
Professor Purinton discussed the
fertilizer question presented IN sec.
tion 2, showing the value of cotton
seed as fertilizer. He showed
that COTTON seed meal and cotton
seed ashes would make a better fer.
tilizer than the natural seed. Sec
tions | and were adopted. Sec. 3,
proposing that farmers unite and
build their own mills to grind and
press their seed Col. Williams re-
garded as the most vital section OF
the report He showed the impor-
lance Of co operation. True, if the
farmers were TO make such an effort
the big mills would attempt to choke
them out. But if the stock holders
OF mill are all farmers each stock
holder would have his own mill, and
when ground and pressed, the
products is worth nine times as
much as the people realize now.
Gen. ID. McRae also advocated the
section showing the natural benefits
that would arise from such course.
Section 3 was adopted.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of st. Francis,
opposed the adoption Of Sec. a,
which proposed to ignore House bill,
No. 403.
His county Wheel had urged him
to secure an expression of this con
vention regarding this bill. He
therefore moved as substitute that
this convention recommend to the
legislature that house bill No 403
should be passed and become a law.
Col b. ID. Williams stated that
there are two bills pending before
the house on this question, and he
felt delicacy in asking this body
to dictate to the house which bill
shall be selected.
Gen. d. McRae offered as a sub
stitute, the following:
Resolved, That the legislature
should by suitable legislation pro
tect the farmers against combina
tions organized for the purpose Of
fixing the price of the cotton seed.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick withdrew his sub
stitute in favor of that of Gen. Nc
Rae.
The substitute was lost and the
original section was adopted. The
report as whole was then adopted.
Judge Powell offered the follow.
ing:
Resolved, That we favor and
recommend that the general as
sembly make liberal appropriations
for the maintenance and further de
velopment of the agricultural and
mechanical departments of our State
university.
Judge Powell made an able argu-
ment In favor of the resolution, show
ing that the state needs school
where tue poor boys, the farmers
boys. can get an education and at
the same time learn trade. He be
lieved that 100000 would not be
too much. The building had been
erected and what is now needed is
oiling to set the agricultural and
mechanical departments in motion.
Col. B. d. Williams urged the
adoption of the resolution. The
youth of this country need education,
and they should be able to get it
within the borders of the state.
President Edgar of the university
felt encouraged to hear these ex
pressions on this floor. He showed
the necessity for these industrial
They have not been
because the state has felt
in the past too poor to make the
necessary appropriation to erect the
buildings needed. But now there is
a brighter future for the state, and |
he hoped that her university would
be benefited by the present pros
porous condition of the people. He
regared this as very propitous time
for the development of the chemical
departments.
The resolution was adopted.
Recess to 1870 p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
Called to oder at 80 by chairman
Locke.
Hon. lack Baker was called upon
for speech to amuse those present
until full delegation shall have
Mr.. Baker responded with one of
ais characteristic speeches.
Mr.. M. w. ManvIle introduced
he following resolution which was
adopted after short discussion.
"Resolyed, That it is the sense
If this convention that for the pur.
pose OF the encouragement and pro
notion eli the agricultural, horticul-
ural, mining and manufacturing in
erests of this state, and for the de-
'elopment and utilization of our i'm
nense latent resources, and the en-
Of capital and labor to
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